If life were fair…
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Category Archives: Shelters
Chicago Honors K-9 Force
Will you be anywhere near The Windy City this summer? The Chicago Tribune reports The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is backing a public art initiative called K-9s for Cops to bring 200 German shepherd statues to the Magnificent Mile and other locations from July 23rd to Labor Day.
The 54-inch statues will be made of fiberglass, designed and painted by local artists in collaboration with sponsors. After Labor Day, the statues will be auctioned off to benefit both the memorial foundation and PAWS Chicago, where the money will be used for a spay / neuter initiative. A similar project featuring Horses of Honor several years ago netted $480,000.
Can’t wait to see it!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Tragic Fire at All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption
From the Dothan Eagle: Firefighters in Daleville, Alabama were called to a residential fire at about 2:00 am Tuesday morning; they arrived to find the roof fully engulfed. Continue reading Tragic Fire at All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption
Southwest Airlines Rescues Pups from Puerto Rico
Not once, not twice, but three times, Southwest Airlines (my favorite way to travel!) flew to Puerto Rico to pick up planeloads of animals who needed to be rescued after the busy hurricane season. Continue reading Southwest Airlines Rescues Pups from Puerto Rico
Philadelphia Works Toward “No-Kill” Goal
NBC News in Philadelphia reports that several of the city’s animal shelters have banded together to create a city-wide no-kill policy, which would allow only very sick dogs or those who can not be rehabilitated due to overt aggression to be euthanized. Continue reading Philadelphia Works Toward “No-Kill” Goal
Tuesday Top Ten: Ways to Lower Your Tax Bill
Looking for a last minute way to create a charitable deduction for your taxes? This may be the last year ever that you will be able to use donations as a way to lower your tax bill. Check out our top ten list of the items most needed by shelters and rescue organizations. Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Ways to Lower Your Tax Bill
The Reality of Shelter Euthanasia…AKA…No Dogs Under the Tree!
From the Facebook page of Shelter Dogs Rock: I died today. You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left. My collar was dirty and too small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge . Would I still be at home if I hadn’t chewed your shoe? I didn’t know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy toys. Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose in what I did only made me ashamed that I had to go at all. Continue reading The Reality of Shelter Euthanasia…AKA…No Dogs Under the Tree!
Direct Pet Adoption through GetYourPet.com
Have you seen the new online community called GetYourPet.com? Here’s why their company thinks this is a good idea:
Because Dogs and Cats Go Directly From One Good Home To Another. Continue reading Direct Pet Adoption through GetYourPet.com
Should Pet Stores Be Required to Sell ONLY Rescue Animals?
From the LA Times: California recently passed a law (AB 485) prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2019, a pet store operator from selling a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group. Continue reading Should Pet Stores Be Required to Sell ONLY Rescue Animals?
Gumby, the shelter dog who refused to be adopted
